Digital / Office Volunteer

 

Join Our Volunteer Team at Home-Start Guildford!

Are you passionate about supporting families and making a difference in your local community? Home-Start Guildford is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help us behind the scenes!

We’re currently seeking:

  • Digital & Social Media Volunteers – Help us spread the word about our work, events, and impact through engaging content, social media posts, and digital campaigns.
  • Office Volunteers – Support our day-to-day operations with admin tasks, data entry, and general office support to keep everything running smoothly.

 

Whether you have a few hours a month or more to give, your time and skills can make a real difference. No experience necessary - just a willingness to help and a heart for families.

 

📍 Based in Guildford
💻 Flexible remote options available for digital roles
🤝 Full support and training provided

Interested? Get in touch today to find out more!

 

What we can offer you:
  • A chance to learn new skills
  • A chance to gain experience in event management
  • The opportunity to make new friends and build social networks
  • The opportunity to contribute to vital work supporting families with young children

 

Training and support:

Volunteers are the heart of Home-Start Guildford. In joining our dedicated and friendly team, you will:

  • receive a comprehensive induction and have the option to take part in our free volunteer preparation training course
  • meet regularly with, and be supported by, a designated member of staff
  • have access to training activities including specialist speakers
  • be invited to volunteer social events (including a free Christmas Lunch event)
  • receive regular updates and newsletters
  • be able to claim travel expenses when undertaking activities for HSG
 
If you would like to find out more, to make an enquiry, please fill in an application and someone will be in touch with you. 

Mission Statement

"There for parents when they need us most, because childhood can't wait"

Parents Supporting Other Parents - a simple idea that really works!

Home-Start Guildford has been supporting local families across the Guildford Borough for over 25 years. 

We're a non-judgemental organisations that helps local parents who are struggling, for any reason. Some of those reasons may include; multiple births, mental health, an abusive partner, isolation, mental or physical handicap, or the pressure that loss of employment brings to a family.

 

What we do

Our charity provides a preventative service that aims to support families who are struggling by offering regular volunteer support to parents with at least one child under the age of 5, usually referred to us by Health Visitors.

We provide one-to-one support for parents:
Our volunteers visit the family’s home for a couple of hours every week.  They tailor-make their support to the needs of the parents and children. Volunteers are very committed and will keep visiting until the youngest child turns five or starts school, or until the parents feel they can stand on their own two feet.  Parents and volunteers often develop a deeply trusting relationship which can lead to powerful change within the family.

We also run two family groups for referred families, one in the Pirbright Community Centre and the other in the Guildford Family Group, Hazel Avenue.

 

Our values

  • We offer families choice
  • We work in partnership - with each other, with families and with other agencies
  • We work in a spirit of openness, encouragement and enjoyment
  • We are flexible and responsive to the needs of families

 

Volunteering Opportunities 

There are several ways that you can help in a voluntary capacity:

  • by supporting a family as a Home-Visiting Volunteer
  • by helping at one of our Family Groups
  • by joining the Trustee Board
  • by becoming a Friend of Home-Start Guildford
  • by supporting us as a Digital / Office Volunteer

Please see the volunteer roles listed for more detail.